Jamie Carragher Says Good Things About Klopp

Look, it’s happened rarely enough this season that we could probably mark our calendars with “That Time Carra Didn’t Blame Klopp For Stuff.” Or maybe it’s just been a few good games and, with Liverpool back in top four, Carragher feels relaxed enough to slip back into the role of pundit instead of Angry Liverpool Fan #342.

"[Liverpool are] in very good shape,” Carragher told Super Sunday this weekend. "Liverpool are devastating going forward with Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino now getting a lot more goals.”

"The Champions League match in midweek [against Spartak Moscow] and Everton fixture are huge fixtures for Liverpool. It's another huge midweek and weekend for Liverpool.”

Carragher has spent a lot of time annoyed about the way Klopp has managed his line-ups and substitutions this year (which, to be fair, has been a sore point for a lot of us over the past few months) so it’s good to see him talk about the way Klopp has been rotating players and what’s he’s getting right.

"January was a bit of a nightmare for Liverpool last season because of injuries, a loss of form, and Sadio Mane going away,” Carragher added. “But this year he is rotating it much more — he's changing five or six players each game. That's not easy to get it right and it leaves you open to massive criticism.”

"He's getting it right now — changing players at the right time. He's got a bench now which looks like a bench a top club should have — he didn't have that last season. Hopefully you'll see Liverpool get through this period."

Hopefully Carragher’s upbeat analysis will continue, both with Spartak Moscow on Wednesday and Sam Allardyce’s Everton on Sunday.